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Rex was a good student in school—not the outstanding student he could have been, but a good student. He was picked on a lot, and didn’t have many friends—no best friends. Sometimes he was even afraid to go to school, and that certainly was not good for his grades. He was very close to his family but not really close to anybody else.

Rex liked organizing things and collecting things, but he really didn’t know anybody else who had those same interests. He was not very good at football, basketball, baseball, track, or any other sports, although he would have put more effort into them if he had not been laughed at so much when he tried. He never understood why sports was the most important thing in life for so many people. So, he learned how to just keep to himself and work on the things he was good at.

He finally learned that he was his own best friend, and that he was going to become all he could be regardless of what the others thought. His grades began to skyrocket! He finished high school at the top of his class, went to college, still at the top of his class, and eventually earned five degrees!

Today, he is vice president of a large worldwide company and he has many people working for him—people who enjoy working for him, because he treats them the way he wishes he had been treated in school.

He could have chosen to hurt others the way he was hurt. But instead, he chose to become a HERO, not only to those around him, but also to himself!

Dear Parents,

After years of development, trial, and revision, we are so excited to now share with you the most effective version yet of our Proactive Bully Prevention Program that has proven to "change the culture" at hundreds of campuses across America in profound ways. Research has shown the TCN Method™ to be the single most effective school based Violence and Bully Prevention Intervention of its entire genre. We have hundreds of testimonials from educators describing the results they have gotten, and you can view many of these at www.TheCharacterNetwork.org/Testimonials

This program, The Beginning of a Famous Hero™ is used in conjunction with a companion program called Bully...

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Larry was everybody’s friend. He made good grades, and he was always very HELPFUL. The other students thought he told the funniest stories, and he was a good listener, too if anyone had a problem. But most of the time, none of them paid any attention to Larry’s limp. They had grown up with him and knew that his leg had been injured in a car accident before they even started to school. Of course, Larry couldn’t run very fast or play ball very well, but he wrote great stories and played the piano better than anybody else in the school.

One day a new boy moved into the neighborhood and started attending Larry’s school. On his very first day, he tried to impress everybody by bragging about all the things he could do better than anybody else. Then he stopped and pointed down the hall and said in a loud voice, “Hey, who’s that dude that can’t walk?”

Then the boy started copying the way Larry limped. The new boy was laughing and thought his new friends would laugh with him, but instead everyone was very quiet. Larry came closer and with a big smile he said, “Hi, I’m Larry. You must be the new guy I heard about.”

Suddenly, the boy felt very ashamed of himself. He realized that he had just been totally insensitive. “Hey, it’s nice to meet you,” he said, barely able to look Larry in the eye. He knew Larry must have seen the way he was acting, but Larry was friendly to him anyway.

The boy knew the difference in HELPING and hurting, and he certainly knew Larry was the HERO type. He felt so bad about what he had done that right then and there, he decided to stop bragging about himself and start being a little more like Larry instead.

Dear Parents,

After years of development, trial, and revision, we are so excited to now share with you the most effective version yet of our Proactive Bully Prevention Program that has proven to "change the culture" at hundreds of campuses across America in profound ways. Research has shown the TCN Method™ to be the single most effective school based Violence and Bully Prevention Intervention of its entire genre. We have hundreds of testimonials from educators describing the results they have gotten, and you can view many of these at

Please visit us at www.Patreon.com/TheCharacterNetwork to help support TCN and help us keep providing these unique and extremely effective research based Bully and Violence Prevention and Character Education Programs to schools around the world, and help more kids who desperately need special intervention. Go to www.TheCharacterNetwork.org to learn more and get involved. Thank you! Public use in schools requires a site license, please visit The Character Network to find out how your school can get these life changing program as a part of the TCN METHOD for school violence and bully prevention.

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Danny’s best friend was Marcos. Marcos and his family had come from Mexico and moved in down the street from Danny’s family a few months ago. Marcos and his dad knew quite a bit of English, but his mom and his little sister spoke only Spanish. Marcos was the best soccer player Danny had ever known, and the boys played during recess and at home after school.

One morning when Danny walked into the classroom, he noticed that a boy in the back was holding a piece of paper and trying to read it. Several boys were laughing at Marcos. It didn’t take Danny long to figure out that Marcos had brought a note for the teacher from his mother. The school had plenty of Spanish speaking teachers so there would be no problem knowing what the note said. But when Marcos took the note out of his backpack and laid it on his desk, this boy who was known as a trouble-maker grabbed the note and passed it around. The boys were all taking turns trying to read the note and laughing at how funny they thought the words sounded.

Marcos was just sitting there feeling embarrassed while the boys made fun of him and his family. That’s when Danny grabbed the note from one of the guys. “Why do you have to act like jerks?” he asked them angrily. One boy said, “Well, why can’t his momma write a note somebody could read?” And then they all laughed some more. Danny handed the note back to Marcos and looked the other boys right in the eye. “Somebody smart enough to know two languages could read it. Somebody like Marcos. Now, leave him alone.”

Marcos felt a lot better, and Danny became a HERO.

Dear Parents,

After years of development, trial, and revision, we are so excited to now share with you the most effective version yet of our Proactive Bully Prevention Program that has proven to "change the culture" at hundreds of campuses across America in profound ways. Research has shown the TCN Method™ to be the single most effective school based Violence and Bully Prevention Intervention of its entire genre. We have hundreds of testimonials from educators describing the results they have gotten, and you can view many of these at www.TheCharacterNetwork.org/Testimonials

Please visit us at www.Patreon.com/TheCharacterNetwork to help support TCN and help us keep providing these unique and extremely effective research based Bully and Violence Prevention and Character Education Programs to schools around the world, and help more kids who desperately need special intervention. Go to www.TheCharacterNetwork.org to learn more and get involved. Thank you! Public use in schools requires a site license, please visit The Character Network to find out how your school can get these life changing program as a part of the TCN METHOD for school violence and bully prevention.

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Every year, Mrs. Winifred has two basic groups of students in her class. The achievers, and the non-achievers. The strange thing about it is that the achievers are not necessarily smarter than the non-achievers. All of her students are fairly intelligent. As a rule, the achievers just work harder and take school more seriously than the non-achievers.

Last week, however, it was a couple of non-achievers who began to tease and make fun of a couple of students who were studying together for an upcoming test. They started calling them “Bookworms” which they soon shortened to just “Worms.”

That’s when Mrs. Winifred got involved. She said, “You know, you are just as smart as they are—you just make different choices. And isn’t it going to be interesting when they turn out to be doctors, or teachers, or civic leaders, or bankers, or airline executives, or successful business owners or whatever the case may be—and the two of you are still looking for a job you can hold down for a while? Will you be picking on them then? Or will you choose to join them now and become HEROES to your future selves and your future families, too?

Well, you know, it didn’t take long at all for those two to get the point. They not only stopped hurting the other students, they apologized and actually became a part of their study group!

Dear Parents,

After years of development, trial, and revision, we are so excited to now share with you the most effective version yet of our Proactive Bully Prevention Program that has proven to "change the culture" at hundreds of campuses across America in profound ways. Research has shown the TCN Method™ to be the single most effective school based Violence and Bully Prevention Intervention of its entire genre. We have hundreds of testimonials from educators describing the results they have gotten, and you can view many of these at www.TheCharacterNetwork.org/Testimonials

This program, The Beginning of a Famous Hero™ is used in conjunction with a companion program called Bully Alert!™ in schools played over the intercom during morning announcements twice or more each school week, and backed up by a common culture which...

Please visit us at www.Patreon.com/TheCharacterNetwork to help support TCN and help us keep providing these unique and extremely effective research based Bully and Violence Prevention and Character Education Programs to schools around the world, and help more kids who desperately need special intervention. Go to www.TheCharacterNetwork.org to learn more and get involved. Thank you! Public use in schools requires a site license, please visit The Character Network to find out how your school can get these life changing program as a part of the TCN METHOD for school violence and bully prevention.

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When it was time for the new school year to start, Ellie hardly knew anyone in her class. On the very first day, Ellie could tell she had gotten in a classroom with some kids who didn’t seem to care about the school rules. They talked when Mrs. Parsons was trying to talk. They wouldn’t behave in the line on the way to the cafeteria, and even in the afternoon when it was time to go home, they were noisy and began hitting each other with their backpacks.

Ellie’s mom came to the room after school to meet with the new teacher. Mrs. Parsons said, “I would love to have a whole class of Ellies.” Of course, that made Ellie and her mother feel good, but one of the other kids overheard Mrs. Parsons say that, and she couldn’t wait to tell the other kids that Ellie was the “teacher’s pet.” As the weeks passed, the class did not seem to get any better. Instead of trying to mind the school rules, they just got mad when they got into trouble for breaking the rules.

One day when the teacher told a girl she was going to have to miss part of her recess because she had been talking so much, the girl blurted out, “Why doesn’t Ellie ever have to miss recess?” Mrs. Parsons looked at the girl and said, “This has nothing to do with Ellie. You have the same opportunity to make right choices that Ellie has. Don’t say mean things about other people when you are not doing what you should. Instead be a HERO to yourself and the rest of the class by following the rules so you and others can be successful.”

The girl had never thought of it just that way before, and she decided right then to start using Ellie’s example instead of criticizing her. She was deciding to start becoming a HERO instead.

Dear Parents,

After years of development, trial, and revision, we are so excited to now share with you the most effective version yet of our Proactive Bully Prevention Program that has proven to "change the culture" at hundreds of campuses across America in profound ways. Research has shown the TCN Method™ to be the single most effective school based Violence and Bully Prevention Intervention of its entire genre. We have hundreds of testimonials from educators describing the results they have gotten, and you can view many of these at

Please visit us at www.Patreon.com/TheCharacterNetwork to help support TCN and help us keep providing these unique and extremely effective research based Bully and Violence Prevention and Character Education Programs to schools around the world, and help more kids who desperately need special intervention. Go to www.TheCharacterNetwork.org to learn more and get involved. Thank you! Public use in schools requires a site license, please visit The Character Network to find out how your school can get these life changing program as a part of the TCN METHOD for school violence and bully prevention.

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Toward the end of every school year, after all the testing is done, Mr. Delaney likes having discussions with his class. And of course, one of his favorite subjects is that of HELPING others instead of hurting them. “Why should we all be HELPERS,” he asked his class. One girl said, “It makes the world a better place.”

Another student said, “It makes life easier for someone having a hard time.” Someone else said, “It makes everybody friendlier.”

But there was a new kid in the class who had just moved from another city. He spent a lot of his time picking on other kids. He said, “Life is not always JUST about HELPING, you know.”

“Really” said Mr. Delaney, “Then what is it all about?” The boy thought—for longer than just a moment and finally said proudly, “It’s about having fun!” Mr. Delaney started to comment, but then a boy named Bryan, raised his hand. “I think I can handle this one,” he said, and Mr. Delaney nodded. Bryan said, “But just as soon as the fun is gone, all you have left is the memory of having fun, and if your fun was causing someone else to be hurt, what good does that do? When you HELP other people, though, then the person HELPING creates a good memory and provides a good memory for the person being HELPED. It really is all about HELPING.”

Then Mr. Delaney added, “And you can certainly have fun while you’re HELPING, too, making a good memory for everyone.” The boy hadn’t really thought about it like that before, but he was beginning to see that choosing to HELP others was a lot better than choosing to hurt them. He was pretty much deciding right then to start becoming a HERO instead.

Dear Parents,

After years of development, trial, and revision, we are so excited to now share with you the most effective version yet of our Proactive Bully Prevention Program that has proven to "change the culture" at hundreds of campuses across America in profound ways. Research has shown the TCN Method™ to be the single most effective school based Violence and Bully Prevention Intervention of its entire genre. We have hundreds of testimonials from educators describing the results they have gotten, and you can view many of these at www.TheCharacterNetwork.org/Testimonials...

Please visit us at www.Patreon.com/TheCharacterNetwork to help support TCN and help us keep providing these unique and extremely effective research based Bully and Violence Prevention and Character Education Programs to schools around the world, and help more kids who desperately need special intervention. Go to www.TheCharacterNetwork.org to learn more and get involved. Thank you! Public use in schools requires a site license, please visit The Character Network to find out how your school can get these life changing program as a part of the TCN METHOD for school violence and bully prevention.

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Rocky had a lot of curiosity. He wondered about everything, and he always had. Sometimes he even took toys apart so he could figure out how to put them back together. Rocky loved going to the library, too. He looked for books about airplanes, animals, electricity, the ocean, rocks, and fossils. He also asked a lot of questions in class.

Well, some of the other kids just got tired of it. It didn’t matter to them how a telephone worked, as long as it did so they could call their friends. They didn’t want to hear any more about mice or tornadoes or how money is printed. Somebody thought it would be funny to start teasing Rocky and call him Doctor Rocky. That spread around, and Rocky finally got the message. Of course, his feelings were hurt. He wanted to have friends, and he couldn’t imagine why they weren’t as interested and curious as he was.

Rocky had a very nice teacher named Mrs. Herrington. She began to notice what was going on and how it was making Rocky sad and even quiet in class. She talked to her class once again about how to become HEROES by HELPING others, instead of hurting them. “Hurting others never comes to any good,” she said. “Some of you are doing that very thing to Rocky.” Rocky loves to learn how things work and why things happen. He may very well become a famous HERO someday by inventing or discovering something wonderful and new. He may become like Alexander Graham Bell or Benjamin Franklin. Don’t ever stop asking questions, Rocky. That is the only way we can find answers.”

Well, the others told Rocky they were sorry for what they had said, and they told Mrs. Herrington they wanted to become HEROES like Rocky.

Dear Parents,

After years of development, trial, and revision, we are so excited to now share with you the most effective version yet of our Proactive Bully Prevention Program that has proven to "change the culture" at hundreds of campuses across America in profound ways. Research has shown the TCN Method™ to be the single most effective school based Violence and Bully Prevention Intervention of its entire genre. We have hundreds of testimonials from educators describing the results they have gotten, and you can view many of these at

Please visit us at www.Patreon.com/TheCharacterNetwork to help support TCN and help us keep providing these unique and extremely effective research based Bully and Violence Prevention and Character Education Programs to schools around the world, and help more kids who desperately need special intervention. Go to www.TheCharacterNetwork.org to learn more and get involved. Thank you! Public use in schools requires a site license, please visit The Character Network to find out how your school can get these life changing program as a part of the TCN METHOD for school violence and bully prevention.

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Anthony was sitting quietly at his desk just like he did any other day. And just like any other day, the boy who sits behind him got up to turn in a paper, or sharpen a pencil, or whatever, and as he passed Anthony, he thumped him on the head. Everyday! But today was different. Today, was much harder. Today it really hurt, and Anthony yelled out, surprising the rest of the class, Mrs. Wilson, the teacher, and himself!

“What was that all about,” asked Mrs. Wilson? Anthony was afraid to say, but finally, he told her the boy had thumped him on the head, and this time it really hurt. “This time?” she said. The boy who was doing the thumping was starting to get really scared as she turned to him and said, “To the office, young man!” And off he went.

At this point, Mrs. Wilson was more concerned about Anthony, who had obviously been afraid to speak up before now. He really didn’t mean to speak up this time! But he began telling the teacher how it had been happening all year long. “Anthony,” she said, “don’t ever let someone continue to bother you without telling an adult. You have done nothing wrong. This is not your fault. I am just sad to see that you thought you had to endure it for so long.”

Anthony thanked Mrs. Wilson, and he did take her advice. Not only did he not let others continue to hurt him without telling someone, he started coming to the rescue of others who were being hurt. And, he started teaching others to HELP as well. In only a short time, that kind of bad behavior at his school completely stopped, and Anthony began to be recognized by everyone as a HERO.

Dear Parents,

After years of development, trial, and revision, we are so excited to now share with you the most effective version yet of our Proactive Bully Prevention Program that has proven to "change the culture" at hundreds of campuses across America in profound ways. Research has shown the TCN Method™ to be the single most effective school based Violence and Bully Prevention Intervention of its entire genre. We have hundreds of testimonials from educators describing the results they have gotten, and you can view many of these at www.TheCharacterNetwork.org/Testimonials